[SOLD OUT] Sorry guys, looks like they didn't have many in stock to begin with. :(
As the title says, BigBrownBox is selling the LX3 for $389 including Aust-wide shipping. That's more than $100 off the next best on Shopbot or Staticice!
Couldn't find an expiry on the deal - it's marked as Clearance though, if that means anything. Just thought I'd let you guys know (after I bought one first, of course).
$30 off $300+ spend for You and Your Friend.
Hm, they can afford TV ads during primetime, if that means anything for you. :p
I have to say that the LX3 is an awesome camera, even though it has been out for quite some time now. Until the LX4 is out, I still think LX3 is the best compact point and shoot! It's a still at $389!!
rumor is the LX4 to be announced in August…
+1 i think any1 will get good quality pic of from this.
too bad i just bought dslr
i have a DSLR, but never underestimate the handyness of a compact…
they are still so handy to get out of the pocket for point and shoots..
DSLRs are more for when you go somewhere to take a pic, big and bulky
both have there purpose, you really need one of each.
that's a great camera. i'm giving a +1 for the bargain price. but i'm not sure how reliable/authentic bigbrownbox is?
They've done adverts on TV… well, that's how I randomly stumbled upon this. They're managed by Thorn which also manages Radio Rentals.
I've received shipping confirmation for my LX3 not long ago, so I hope they're good! Rest assured I will jump up and down here if something goes wrong. :)
can anyone tell me what the good qualities of this camera are? i seem to only consider megapixels, size of the lcd screen,optical zoom, and wide angle lens when comparing cameras. is this camera expensive because of the wide angle lens? because the ixus cameras from canon seem to have better specs ( ie. megapixel and optical zoom) at around the same price?
In a nutshell: A larger image sensor, full manual controls, a hotshoe for external accessories and a very fast lens (F2.0 to F2.8, its rare to get anything less than 2.8 on a compact). This all boils down to very good image quality, and an edge over other compacts in low-light situations.
Read any review on this camera and it will tell you its basically one of the best (at least top 3) in point and shoot, non-SLR cameras. Good camera, good price. I just have to decide whether I pull the trigger or not now.
K is the colour, in this case Black. Why K = Black is beyond me.
K refers to the black colour, yes. Probably relates to the CMYK color model, where 'K' is black (but actually stands for 'key' rather than 'blacK'): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model
Just a bit of random trivia. :)
maybe e is the white model…
i like my logic better :D
In Japanese, kuro means black. I guess that's where it came from.
Three completely different, but plausible theories on why 'K' stands for black! :P
Yep. Why do you think Pioneer have the Kuro series plasmas? :)
Sold out. Was seriously considering this, but I guess my decision has been made for me! :)
i spent the last half hour deciding… now it's sold out. doh!
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Woah ALREADY?!
Probably only had a few and we ozbargainers snapped em all up
Dang, if I knew there were so few then I wouldn't have posted it… I'll update the title.
you should have posted anyway, even if 2 people get this bargain that they otherwise would not have, then ozbargain is serving it's purpose (Who those two people are is the matter that is debatable).
@chansthename: it also provides bargaining/haggling fodder especially if people take screenshots or upload receipts
An excellent camera essentially the same as Leica D-Lux4. Lucky those who got it for that price.
This is a superb camera as it has a leica lens. It's wide aperture is a very important thing if you don't want to have grainny photos because of the high iso. It also has got a hot shoe of which you could have an additional flash where you could perform bounce flash (if the flash function has it). I bought this camera sometime ago for 550. This has to be a bargain to those who had managed to buy it
I'm so sad. I've wanted this camera since forever.
If anybody doesn't want their's I'd gladly take it off them :)
wow this is an awesome price. let me know if they restock this.
OMG missed out!
Does it produce decent bokeh when it's set to aperture priority with a large f-number?
Although LX3's sensor is bigger than most P&S, it is still very small to get decent bokeh as in portrait bokeh. In macro mode, definitely, you can get decent bokeh with this camera.
BTW, to get better bokeh, use smaller f-number.
Actually f-number is an ratio. The smaller the denominator the larger the f-number, so you do want a large f-number for better bokeh. Larger f-number = bigger aperture opening.
i think you've confused yourself there… The denominator is the f-number… so the smaller the denominator, the larger the aperture. So f2 gives a larger aperture than f4. Smaller f-number = bigger aperture opening. That's why F1.2 lenses are way more expensive than F1.8.
@browser: Nitpicking? You're right, but it's quicker for me to type f2 or F2. Any enthusiast will know exactly what I mean when i type f2. When you say it in person, you'd say "i set the aperture to F two", not "i set the aperture to F over two" or "F divided by two".
Canon lenses don't even display "f" on the body. f/2.8 is printed as 1:2.8. It doesn't matter as people know what it means.
If I were to nitpick too, I'd call you out for using incorrect grammar - "f-number is an ratio", not having a comma after "Actually", and for missing out the period at the end of your second reply. But this is the internet where casual english dominates, so nitpicking things like that is a bit silly if the meaning is obvious.
@eug: 1:2.8 means the the same as f/2.8. The "colon" in mathematical term notates "ratio".
2.8 is not the f-number, it's the "effective" aperture diameter. The f-number is focal length divided by 2.8.
This is not nitpicking but a correct use of terminology, larger f-number equals larger aperture. Simple mathematics really.
@browser: You were being pedantic over the proper usage of f/x to denote aperture. I showed you an example whereby the f/x convention is not used.
However, you seem to have completely missed the whole point. Larger f-number equals larger aperture?
If you read the Wikipedia URL you so kindly posted above, you'll notice two things. The first thing is the diagram on the right that clearly shows f/1.4 being larger than f/8.
And further down is the text "Therefore, reduced–depth-of-field effects, like those shown below, will require smaller f-numbers (and thus larger apertures and so potentially more complex optics)"
There's nothing wrong in being mistaken, so stop trying to hide the fact that you got it wrong when you corrected kimpok. Who doesn't make mistakes?
@eug: They don't call it the f-number for nothing. "f" is the numerator, "number" is the denominator. That's why sometimes the term f-number is written as "f/#" or "f/number".
In case you failed primary mathematics, here's a lesson for you: when the numerator stays constant (in this case the f), the fraction with the smaller denominator is the larger fraction.
In other words, when you compare f/1.4 with f/8, f/1.4 is greater than f/8.
@browser: You still seem to be completely missing the point. I suggest you take a good read of that wikipedia link you pasted above to find out why "larger f-number equals larger aperture" is incorrect.
Or just search that wikipedia page for this excerpt:
“Therefore, reduced–depth-of-field effects, like those shown below, will require smaller f-numbers (and thus larger apertures and so potentially more complex optics)”
@eug: Ok, apparently the denominator is the f-number. I misunderstood the fraction is the f-number, hence I argued large f-number equals large aperture, which was incorrect. Now that it's clear f-number refers to the denominator, it is obvious that smaller f-number yields larger aperture diameter.
Decent for a P&S (because it actually has some, instead of zilch for most p&s). No where near any decent SLR lens especially bokeh on lights in the background. DP has some user posted examples.
I like the image ozbargain found for this site lol.
Such a tease! This is an excellent camera and this was an incredible deal. Hopefully they restock.
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how realiable is the bigbrownbox? anyone knows? thanks!